Daily Yellowstone journal., 1887-10-22
BUTLER BEATS
In the Race for Police M agistrate
at Yesterdays Election by a
Majority Of Forty.
The Day at the Polls-A Solid
Vote Brought out the Solid
Second"
A LIVELY DAY,

LIVELY DAY.
The Elecuon Passes OF With Some En-
thusiasm aud Hard Work-A Good Vote
Polled.
Election day broke cold and stormy
and disagreeable, light intermittent
rain dampened the srdor of more than
one ward politician and the "craythurn
was needed and taken In fair quanti-
ties to drive out the cold and wet and
make tramping about the slopy streets
less disagreeable. The "thieving first"
and "bloody second" wards pulled
pretty even in the relative number of
votes cast until the afternoon, when
the first took the lead and kept it,
beating the record Of votes cast in the
second ward by twenty.
As was to be expected, the entire
fight Of the day was for Police Magis-
trate, there being no opposition to any
other candidate nominated by the
peoples convention. The stronghold Of
Butler was the "bloody second" and
Borchardps friends were positive Of a
big majority in the first ward-which
they didn't get, however. The fight
was equal in both wards, "workers"
hustliug about and gettlug in one an.
others way, Butler men laboring with
the Borchardt contingent and vice
versa. No trouble of any kind was
noticed during the day, and though
the saloons were all wide open the
scarcity OF intoxicated men was notic-
able and evidence OF the law abiding
qualities possessed by the voters Of
Miles City.
Promptly at 6 o'clock, p. m, the
polls were closed and the count began,
resulting rs follows:
FIRST WARD.
For Mayor-E. II. Johnson, 1875; r.
G. Redd, 6; scattering, 8.
Fvr Aldermen-C. E. Brown, 1873; c.
B. Towers. 1874; scattering, 2.
For Police Msgistrate-N. Borchardt,
80; L. Butler, So.
For City Treasurer-H. F. Batch
elor, l35.
For City Attorney-W. II. Ross, 1873;
A. II. O'Connor, 2.
Total number of votes cast, 1885;
Borchardt's majority, %.
Judges-C. r. Towers, S. Z. Snider,
A. E. Flager.
Clerks-W. E. Savage, G. w. Seyde.
SECOND WARD.
For Mayor-E. II. johnson, ia;
scattering, 2.
For Aldermen-W. II. Bullard, l05;
w. L. Lansing, lO2; e, E. Brown, z;
c. b. Towers, g.
For Police Msgistrate-E. Butler,
SO; n. Borchardt, q.
For City Treasurer-H. F. Batch
elor. ia; scattering, 2.
For City Attorney-W. H. Ross, lis;
scattering, 2.
Total number Of votes east, ll6; But
ler's majority, 81; grand total of votes
cast in both wards, PSI; Buffers total
majority, 80.
Judges-W. l.. Lansing, j. W. Wat
son, Dick Hicks.
Clerks-Elmer Bachelor, w. Z.
Cotter.
In the second ward seven first ward
tickets were voted, but none of the
second ward tickets found resting
place In the ballot box of The first.
1t having been foregone conclu.
sion that all candidates excepting that
for the Office OF Police Magistrate
would be sure Of election, there being
no opposing ticket in the field, the en-.
thused supporters of Edmond Butler
are the only ones with an excuse for
feeling good and they do feel good
and no mistake. After the official
count was made Police Msgistrate-elect
Butler was hoisted on the shoulders OF
a half-dozen working members and
greeted with grand ovation. or Mr.,
Butler we can but express the opinion
of the majority In saying he will make
good Judge and In all things is efh'
cient, at the same time expressing re-
gret that Major Borchard failed to re-
ceive the undivided support OF the en-
dorsers Of his candidacy. 1t Is over
now and good feeling should again
assert its sway.
Miles City is getting for itself rep
utation Of q city which respects not
party or convention obligations. The
Police Magistrate-elect Edmond But
Ter was not endorsed by the conven-
ton. while his defeated opponent was
the choice Of the only mass meeting or
nominating convention held In this
campaign. TO a man up tree IL ap.
pears that the endorsement OF any
convention Is u thing TO be Stunned,